2021–22 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

2021–22 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record7–25 (1–15 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
Seasons
2021–22 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga † 13 – 1   .929 28 – 4   .875
No. 18 Saint Mary's 12 – 3   .800 26 – 8   .765
Santa Clara 10 – 5   .667 21 – 12   .636
San Francisco 10 – 6   .625 24 – 10   .706
BYU 9 – 6   .600 24 – 11   .686
Portland 7 – 7   .500 19 – 15   .559
San Diego 7 – 9   .438 15 – 16   .484
Pacific 3 – 11   .214 8 – 22   .267
Loyola Marymount 3 – 12   .200 11 – 18   .379
Pepperdine 1 – 15   .063 7 – 25   .219
† 2022 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Waves were led by head coach Lorenzo Romar, in the fourth season of his second stint after coaching the Waves from 1996 to 1999. They played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Waves finished the 2020–21 season 15–12, 7–6 in WCC play to finish in fourth place.[1] They defeated Santa Clara in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament before losing in the semifinals to BYU.[2] They received an invitation to College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Longwood,[3] Bellarmine,[4] and Coastal Carolina to win the tournament.[5]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Sedrick Altman 0 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Rialto, CA Transferred to Rider
Michael Wexler 3 G 5'11" 175 RS Senior Plymouth, MN Walk-on; graduated
Colbey Ross 4 G 6'1" 185 Senior Aurora, CO Graduated
Andre Ball 10 F 6'7" 190 RS Sophomore Chino Hills, CA Transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills
Kessler Edwards 15 F 6'8" 215 Junior Rancho Cucamonga, CA Declare for 2021 NBA draft
Kene Chukwuka 24 F 6'9" 225 Senior Stockholm, Sweden Graduated
Everett Perrot 25 F 6'6" 215 RS Sophomore Elk Grove, CA Walk-on; transferred
Robbie Heath 44 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Whittlesea, Australia Turned pro

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Braun Hartfield 55 G 6'6" 185 RS Senior Cleveland, OH Transferred from San Diego. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hartfield was initially to sit out 2021–22 season, however due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic the NCAA ruled on December 16, 2020 that all transfers are immediately eligible. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Keith Fisher III 3 F 6'8" 225 Graduate Student Los Angeles, CA Graduate transfer from Illinois State.

Recruiting classes

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Maxwell Lewis
#21 PF 		Chandler, AZ AZ Compass Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 28, 2021 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Houston Mallette
#36 SG 		Newport Beach, CA Pacifica Christian High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 20, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Mike Mitchell
#41 PG 		San Jose, CA Archbishop Mitty High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 11, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Sekou Gassama
#45 C 		Saint Louis De Smet Jesuit High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 12, 2021 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Carson Basham
C 		Phoenix, AZ AZ Compass Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 22, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Jalen Pitre
PF 		Long Beach, CA Long Beach Polytechnic High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A Aug 16, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Pepperdine Waves 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2021 Pepperdine Waves Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2021 Pepperdine Waves Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2022)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jevon Porter
#32 PF 		Columbia, MO Father Tolton Catholic High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 20, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2021–22 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Houston Mallette 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Pacifica Christian HS Oakland, CA
G 1 Mike Mitchell, Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Archbishop Mitty HS San Jose, CA
G 2 Darryl Polk Jr. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Long Beach Poly HS Long Beach, CA
F 3 Keith Fisher III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Westchester HS
Illinois State 		Los Angeles, CA
G 5 Jade' Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr St. Joseph Notre Dame HS Oakland, CA
F 10 Paul Jordan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Long Island Lutheran HS Glen Cove, NY
C 11 Carson Basham 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr AZ Compass Prep Phoenix, AZ
F 12 Kendall Munson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Garfield HS Seattle, WA
G 13 Malachy Caffrey (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So La Salle HS Yakima, WA
G 14 Jay Yoon (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Arcadia HS Arcadia, CA
G 22 Majok Deng 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Salpointe Catholic HS Tucson, AZ
F 24 Maxwell Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr AZ Compass Prep Las Vegas, NV
F 31 Jan Zidek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Gymnasium Ota Pavel Prague, Czech Republic
C 34 Victor Ohia Obioha 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hillcrest HS Owerri, Nigeria
F 35 Aladji Gassama 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr De Smet Jesuit HS Senegal
G 55 Braun Hartfield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Garfield Heights HS
San Diego 		Cleveland, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		at Point Loma Nazarene L 50–77 
 14 – Fisher III   9 – Fisher III   2 – Tied  Golden Gymnasium (998)
San Diego, CA
Non conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rice L 63–82  0–1
  18 – Mallette   6 – Tied   5 – Tied  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,796)
Houston, TX
November 12, 2021*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Idaho State W 65–60  1–1
  17 – Smith   10 – Fisher III   4 – Smith  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,210)
Malibu, CA
November 15, 2021*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Utah Valley
SoCal Challenge campus game 		L 74–86 OT 1–2
  21 – Mallette   10 – Smith   7 – Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (435)
Malibu, CA
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network 		UC Davis W 72–67  2–2
  17 – Mallette   7 – Tied   6 – Fisher III  Firestone Fieldhouse (490)
Malibu, CA
November 20, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Irvine L 48–82  2–3
  13 – Fisher III   5 – Mallette   1 – Mallette  Bren Events Center (1,641)
Irvine, CA
November 22, 2021*
10:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Fresno State
SoCal Challenge Surf Division 		L 63–70  2–4
  20 – Zidek   4 – Tied   6 – Smith  The Pavilion at JSerra 
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 24, 2021*
7:30 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. TCU
SoCal Challenge Surf Division 		L 64–73  2–5
  17 – Zidek   6 – Tied   8 – Mitchell Jr.  The Pavilion at JSerra (1,700)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 27, 2021*
3:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Grand Canyon L 56–59  2–6
  13 – Fisher III   8 – Ohia Obioha   5 – Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,570)
Malibu, CA
November 30, 2021*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		at Nevada L 66–79  2–7
  12 – Mitchell Jr.   8 – Tied   4 – Mitchell Jr.  Lawlor Events Center (6,416)
Reno, NV
December 3, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Santa Barbara L 74–86  2–8
  20 – Zidek   8 – Ohia Obioha   5 – Tied  The Thunderdome (2,211)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 6, 2021*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network 		San Jose State W 82–69  3–8
  21 – Fisher III   12 – Ohia Obioha   8 – Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (510)
Malibu, CA
December 11, 2021*
3:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Alabama State W 79–62  4–8
  24 – Mallette   10 – Fisher III   7 – Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (500)
Malibu, CA
December 18, 2021*
5:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Southeast Missouri State W 83–77  5–8
  15 – Zidek   13 – Fisher III   6 – Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (437)
Malibu, CA
December 21, 2021*
6:00 p.m., P12N 		at Oregon L 59–68  5–9
  13 – Tied   8 – Ohia Obioha   3 – Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (5,350)
Eugene, OR
December 23, 2021*
1:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Westmont W 96–69  6–9
  27 – Lewis   13 – Fisher III   7 – Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (249)
Malibu, CA
WCC regular season
January 8, 2022
6:00 p.m., WCC Network 		at No. 4 Gonzaga L 83–117  6–10
(0–1) 		 21 – Mallette   5 – Tied   6 – Polk Jr.  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., WCC Network 		San Diego
Rescheduled from Jan. 6 		L 62–72  6–11
(0–2) 		 15 – Smith   9 – Fisher III   6 – Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (50)
Malibu, CA
January 13, 2022
8:00 p.m., Bally SoCal 		Saint Mary's L 62–77  6–12
(0–3) 		 17 – Zidek   7 – Zidek   4 – Smith  Firestone Fieldhouse (580)
Malibu, CA
January 15, 2022
5:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Portland L 63–82  6–13
(0–4) 		 17 – Zidek   9 – Mitchell Jr.   6 – Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (465)
Malibu, CA
January 20, 2022
8:00 p.m., Bally West 		at Loyola Marymount L 80–85  6–14
(0–5) 		 28 – Zidek   8 – Mitchell Jr.   8 – Mitchell Jr.  Gersten Pavilion (616)
Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 2022
4:30 p.m., Bally SoCal 		San Francisco L 45–71  6–15
(0–6) 		 11 – Basham   8 – Basham   3 – Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (515)
Malibu, CA
January 27, 2022
7:30 p.m., WCC Network 		at San Diego L 56–64  6–16
(0–7) 		 18 – Lewis   8 – Lewis   6 – Mitchell Jr.  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,020)
San Diego, CA
January 29, 2022
5:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Saint Mary's L 57–81  6–17
(0–8) 		 16 – Lewis   7 – Mitchell Jr.   2 – Mitchell Jr.  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,029)
Moraga, CA
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., WCC Network 		at Pacific
Rescheduled from Jan. 1 		L 76–81  6–18
(0–9) 		 26 – Lewis   10 – Lewis   3 – Lewis  Alex G. Spanos Center (866)
Stockton, CA
February 5, 2022
5:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Pacific W 70–64  7–18
(1–9) 		 22 – Lewis   7 – Zidek   2 – Mallette  Firestone Fieldhouse (515)
Malibu, CA
February 10, 2022
8:00 p.m., Bally West 		at San Francisco L 61–105  7–19
(1–10) 		 23 – Mallette   6 – Munson   3 – Mitchell Jr.  War Memorial Gymnasium (2,321)
San Francisco, CA
February 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		BYU L 85–91  7–20
(1–11) 		 31 – Mallette   4 – Tied   7 – Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,575)
Malibu, CA
February 16, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 1 Gonzaga L 66–86  7–21
(1–12) 		 25 – Mallette   7 – Ohia Obioha   4 – Mitchell Jr.  Firestone Fieldhouse (2,412)
Malibu, CA
February 19, 2022
5:00 p.m., WCC Network 		at Portland L 74–77  7–22
(1–13) 		 22 – Zidek   8 – Mitchell Jr.   6 – Mitchell Jr.  Chiles Center (2,409)
Portland, OR
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Santa Clara L 73–89  7–23
(1–14) 		 24 – Mallette   13 – Ohia Obioho   5 – Yoon  Firestone Fieldhouse (825)
Malibu, CA
February 26, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at BYU L 59–75  7–24
(1–15) 		 23 – Mallette   6 – Mitchell Jr.   8 – Mitchell Jr.  Marriott Center (15,721)
Provo, UT
WCC tournament
March 3, 2022
8:00 p.m., WCC Network 		(10) vs. (7) San Diego
First round 		L 67–74  7–25
  12 – Mitchell Jr.   10 – Mitchell Jr.   8 – Mitchell Jr.  Orleans Arena (1,775)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[6][7][8]

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